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CS/B.TECH(NEW)/SEM-2/CS-201/2013

2013

BASIC COMPUTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

Time Allotted : 3 Hours

Full Marks : 70

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The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.

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GROUP A

( Multiple Choice Type Questions )

1.

Choose the correct alternatives for the following :

i)

10

1 = 10

The correct syntax to send an array "array" as a

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parameter to function "func" is

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a)

func ( & array ) ;

b)

func ( array ) ;

c)

func ( * array ) ;

d)

1func ( array [ size ] ); .

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ii)

What is the output of this C code ?

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# include < stdio.h >

void main ( )
{

double k = 0;
for ( k = 0.0; k < 3.0; k ++ );
printf ( "% f", k );

4.000000

c)

3.000000

d)

none of these.

Number of bytes required to store a float variable is

a)

8 bytes

b)

4 bytes

c)

2 bytes

d)

6 bytes.

The
Hexadecimal
equivalent
( 101101010010 ) 2 is
a)

A53

b)

A52

c)

B52

d)

C62.

of

the

number

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b)

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2.000000

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a)

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v)

The value of EOF is

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vi)

a)

b)

c)

d)

10.

Which of the following are themselves a collection of

different data types ?
String

b)

Structure

c)

Char

d)

All of these.

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vii)

a)

A 64 bit microprocessor has word length equal to

a)

1 byte

b)

8 bytes

c)

2 bytes

d)

4 bytes.

operator ?

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a)

&&

b)

if

c)

<=

d)

?.
3

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viii) Which one of the following is a ternary conditional

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ix)

Obtain the 2's complement for '1001' in twice.

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x)

a)

1000

b)

1011

c)

1001

d)

1111.

Find out the output :

main ( ) {

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int i = 1;

printf ( "\n % d % d % d" i, ++ i, i ++ ) ; }

331

b)

133

c)

314

d)

111.

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GROUP B

( Short Answer Type Questions )

Answer any three of the following.
a)

b)
3.

5 = 15

in
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2.

Write a flowchart to find the sum of the first n prime

numbers, where n should be given by the user.

What is logical operator ?

Write a program in C to print the sum of the following series

( upto n terms where n should be given by the user ) :
1 + 2 2 / 2! + 3 3 / 3! + ....

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4.

Given two numbers write a program in C to find the HCF in

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recursive way.

5.

6.

a)

What is type casting ?

b)

Indicate the difference between a structure and union.

a)

What are the advantages of 2's complement over 1's

complement ?

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b)

Perform the subtraction with the following binary

numbers using 2's complement and 1's complement
respectively :

2+2

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11010 1101

ii)

10010 10011.

GROUP C

( Long Answer Type Questions )

7.

a)

Write a program to input a n

maximum element of the matrix.

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15 = 45

Input two strings and pass them to a user defined

function to compare them.

b)

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Answer any three of the following.

n matrix and print the

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8.

a)

Differentiate between Complier and Interpreter.

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b)

c)

9.

i)

Decimal 225.225 to binary.

ii)

Binary 11010111.110 to octal.

iii)

Hexadecimal 2AC5.D to binary.

Why is NAND gate called Universal gate ? Explain with

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d)

Convert the following numbers as indicated :

example.

What is bit-wise operator ?

What is a function ? What are the advantages of using

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functions ? What are the function prototypes ? Write a

C program to find out the number of vowels in a string.
Explain call by value and call by reference with example.
2+2+2+5+4

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10. Write a C program to find the real roots of the quadratic

equation using user define function quad ( ). What is array of

pointers ? Explain with example. Why is a NOR gate called a
universal gate ?

Simplify ( A + B ) . ( A. C ) + ( A. B + A . C ). ( A + B )

6+4+2+3

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11. Write short notes on any three of the following :

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i)

Relational Operators

ii)

Array of Pointers

iii)

Macro

iv)

Dynamic Memory Allocation

v)

XOR gate.

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